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The Abuses of Punishment
R. Adams
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Description for The Abuses of Punishment
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 365.
This book argues that abusive punishments are particularly deeply rooted in authoritarian states and in some Western countries such as Britain and the USA, from which they have been exported over past centuries. The book surveys a variety of psychological, physically constraining, custodial, corporal and capital punishments. The implicit punitive content of judicial processes such as trial, as well as treatments such as behavioural therapy, may have as much psychological impact as more explicitly physical punishments.
This book argues that abusive punishments are particularly deeply rooted in authoritarian states and in some Western countries such as Britain and the USA, from which they have been exported over past centuries. The book surveys a variety of psychological, physically constraining, custodial, corporal and capital punishments. The implicit punitive content of judicial processes such as trial, as well as treatments such as behavioural therapy, may have as much psychological impact as more explicitly physical punishments.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312176174
SKU
V9780312176174
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99-15
About R. Adams
ROBERT ADAMS is Professor of Human Services Development at the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside, Hull, and Visiting Professor to the School of Health, University of Teesside. He has worked in social work and criminal justice settings and is the author of a number of books, including Social Work and Empowerment and Quality Social Work.
Reviews for The Abuses of Punishment
'This is an important book and one that I would certainly choose to have close by my side. There is a rare humanity and wisdom about it.' - Greg Mantle, Anglia Polytechnic University, Chelmsford 'This is at times not an easy book to read, but it deals in a profound and comprehensive fashion with a subject which ... Read more